ECB Certificate in Coaching Children (UKCC Level 2)
ECB Certificate in Coaching Children (UKCC Level 2)
Course Content / This new course looks to offer specialist instruction and support for candidates who primarily wish to become fully qualified coaches and work with children from 6 to 13 years of age. The Course Content is both Classroom and Sports Hall based and is very much centred around active skills and games.The new “icoach” on-line Coach Resource will be a part of the Candidate Resources and the course involves working closely at times with this excellent Resource. The Course involves home-study work as well as Module attendance -so access to your own computer is essential! The Course itself looks to cover the following areas of work:
- The role of the children’s coach
- HOWZAT! and the ECB Player Development Model
- The ‘Coaches Kitbag’; The Coaching Tools and different Practice Types
- Your coaching philosophy
- Different types of Practice; Fixed, Variable and Game-based; what skills do they develop?
- Safeguarding and protecting children, player welfare and safe coaching
- Player development; Technical, Tactical, Mental and Physical (Early and Basic stages of Player Development)
- Early and Basic Cricket skill- including the ‘core skills/ principles’
- The ECB Player-centred Planning Process- coaches’ language and actions v session outcomes and player learning
- How children learn
- The Coaching Tools within: Fixed, Variable and Game-based learning practices
- Planning coaching sessions
- Building and designing practices and training
- Designing and running Integrated Practices
- ‘Individualisation’ and player need
- Applied Coaching Practice – planning and practice
- Self-development and action planning
Who Should Apply / Those who wish to work as Fully Qualified Coaches who are most likely to Coach Children from 6 to 13 years of age. They may be new coaches, existing UKCC1/ECB L1 or Young Person and Adult coaches who wish to access ‘child specific’ content
Course Length / Coaches will be required to attend 8 x 3 Hour Modules (usually over 4/5 days – with Course Assessments within this period), complete ‘off-course’ home-study ‘online E-modules’ tasks in between modules and six sessions of supported practice usually in your own Club Coaching environment.
2015/2016
Cost / £315
Essential Requirements / To become qualified at ECB Certificate in Coaching Children Level, candidates must possess Current DBS(CRB), First-Aid and Safeguarding & Protecting Children Certification (all less than 3 years old on day of Course). Candidates must be at least aged 17 years old on the Course Start Date AND be at least 18 years old on taking Module 8 Assessment.